Name: Streptococcus merionis WUE3771
Creator: BacDive
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Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 14844

Type strain:

Species: Streptococcus merionis

Strain Designation: WUE3771

Culture col. no.: DSM 19192, CCUG 54871

Strain history: <- U. Vogel <- K. Brehm and M. Spiliotis; WUE3771

NCBI tax ID(s): 1123308 (strain), 400065 (species)

SI-ID 407482

DSM 19192, CCUG 54871

Section

Streptococcus merionis WUE3771 is a microaerophile, mesophilic, Gram-positive bacterium that was isolated from Echinococcus multilocularis grown in Meriones unguiculatus.

coccus-shaped
Gram-positive
mesophilic
microaerophile
16S sequence
Bacteria
genome sequence

Information on the name and the taxonomic classification. Name and taxonomic classification

	Last LPSN update	14-12-2023 (DD-MM-YYYY)
	Domain	"Bacteria"
	Phylum	*Bacillota*
	Class	*Bacilli*
	Order	*Lactobacillales*
	Family	*Streptococcaceae*
	Genus	*Streptococcus*
	Species	**Streptococcus merionis**
	Full Scientific Name (LPSN)	Streptococcus merionis Tappe et al. 2009

Information on morphological and physiological properties Morphology

[Ref.: #32636]	Gram stain	positive

[Ref.: #32636]	Cell shape	coccus-shaped

[Ref.: #32636]	Motility	no

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Pigment production

yes

Information on culture and growth conditions Culture and growth conditions

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Culture medium

COLUMBIA BLOOD MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 693)

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

Medium recipe at MediaDive

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Culture medium composition

expand / minimize

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Culture medium

TRYPTICASE SOY YEAST EXTRACT MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 92)

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Culture medium growth

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Culture medium link

Medium recipe at MediaDive

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Culture medium composition

expand / minimize

		Temperature
[Ref.: #7962]	growth	37 °C
[Ref.: #32636]	growth	10-45 °C
[Ref.: #32636]	optimum	27.5 °C
[Ref.: #60363]	growth	37 °C

[Ref.: #7962]	Temperature range	mesophilic
[Ref.: #32636]	Temperature range	mesophilic
[Ref.: #60363]	Temperature range	mesophilic

Information on physiology and metabolism Physiology and metabolism

[Ref.: #7962]	Oxygen tolerance	microaerophile
[Ref.: #32636]	Oxygen tolerance	facultative anaerobe
[Ref.: #60363]	Oxygen tolerance	microaerophile

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Ability of spore formation

	Halophily	Salt	Tested relation		Salt conc.
[Ref.: #32636]		NaCl		growth	<6.5	%

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Observation

aggregates in chains

	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
[Ref.: #68381]	alpha-cyclodextrin ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	arginine ChEBI	+	hydrolysis	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	D-arabitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	D-mannitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	D-ribose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	D-tagatose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #32636]	esculin ChEBI	+	hydrolysis
[Ref.: #68381]	glycogen ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	hippurate ChEBI	+	hydrolysis	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	L-arabinose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #32636]	lactose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68381]	lactose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #32636]	maltose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68381]	maltose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	melezitose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	melibiose ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	methyl beta-D-glucopyranoside ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	pullulan ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #32636]	raffinose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68381]	raffinose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	sorbitol ChEBI	-	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	sucrose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #32636]	trehalose ChEBI	+	carbon source
[Ref.: #68381]	trehalose ChEBI	+	builds acid from	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	urea ChEBI	-	hydrolysis	* from API rID32STR
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	Metabolite production	Metabolite	Production
[Ref.: #68381]		acetoin ChEBI	no	* from API rID32STR

	Physiological tests	Metabolite	Voges-Proskauer-test
[Ref.: #68381]		acetoin ChEBI	-	* from API rID32STR

	Enzyme	Enzyme activity	EC number
[Ref.: #68381]	Alanyl-Phenylalanyl-Proline arylamidase	+		* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	alkaline phosphatase	-	3.1.3.1	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	alpha-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.22	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	arginine dihydrolase	+	3.5.3.6	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	beta-galactosidase	+	3.2.1.23	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	beta-glucosidase	+	3.2.1.21	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	beta-glucuronidase	+	3.2.1.31	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	beta-mannosidase	+	3.2.1.25	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	glycyl tryptophan arylamidase	-		* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	+	3.2.1.52	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	pyrrolidonyl arylamidase	-	3.4.19.3	* from API rID32STR
[Ref.: #68381]	urease	-	3.5.1.5	* from API rID32STR
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API® rID32STR:

Note that the displayed test results represent raw data and therefore may deviate!

	API ID	Arginine dihydrolaseADH (Arg)	beta-Glucosidasebeta GLU	beta-Galactosidasebeta GAR	beta-Glucuronidasebeta GUR	alpha-Galactosidasealpha GAL	Alkaline PhosphatasePAL	Acid from D-riboseRIB	Acid from D-mannitolMAN	Acid from sorbitolSOR	Acid from lactoseLAC	Acid from trehaloseTRE	Acid from raffinoseRAF	Acid from sucroseSAC	Acid from L-arabinoseLARA	Acid from D-arabitolDARL	Acid from alpha-cyclodextrinCDEX	Acetoin production (Voges Proskauer test)VP	Alanyl-Phenylalanyl-Proline arylamidaseAPPA	beta-Galactosidasebeta GAL	Pyrrolidonyl arylamidasePyrA	N-Acetyl-glucosaminidasebeta NAG	Glycyl-tryptophan arylamidaseGTA	Hydrolysis of hippuric acidHIP	Acid from glycogenGLYG	Acid from pullulanPUL	Acid from maltoseMAL	Acid from melibioseMEL	Acid from melezitoseMLZ	Acidification of methyl beta-D-glucopyranosideMbeta DG	Acid from D-tagatoseTAG	beta-Mannosidasebeta MAN	Urease/urea hydrolysisURE
[Ref.: #7962]	10369	+	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	+	+	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	+	-	+	-	+	+	-	-	+	-	+	-

	Pathway	Enzyme coverage	Annotated reactions
	Pathway annotation	Computationally determined by
[Ref.: #66794]	formaldehyde oxidation	100	3 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	UDP-GlcNAc biosynthesis	100	3 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	palmitate biosynthesis	100	22 of 22
[Ref.: #66794]	CDP-diacylglycerol biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	L-lactaldehyde degradation	100	3 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	coenzyme A metabolism	100	4 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	anapleurotic synthesis of oxalacetate	100	1 of 1
[Ref.: #66794]	cis-vaccenate biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	aminopropanol phosphate biosynthesis	100	2 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	peptidoglycan biosynthesis	100	15 of 15
[Ref.: #66794]	folate polyglutamylation	100	1 of 1
[Ref.: #66794]	ppGpp biosynthesis	100	4 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	pentose phosphate pathway	90.91	10 of 11
[Ref.: #66794]	threonine metabolism	90	9 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	chorismate metabolism	88.89	8 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	aspartate and asparagine metabolism	88.89	8 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	glycogen metabolism	80	4 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	starch degradation	80	8 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	metabolism of amino sugars and derivatives	80	4 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	Entner Doudoroff pathway	80	8 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	photosynthesis	78.57	11 of 14
[Ref.: #66794]	phenylalanine metabolism	76.92	10 of 13
[Ref.: #66794]	vitamin B12 metabolism	76.47	26 of 34
[Ref.: #66794]	dTDPLrhamnose biosynthesis	75	6 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	6-hydroxymethyl-dihydropterin diphosphate biosynthesis	75	6 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	glycogen biosynthesis	75	3 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	butanoate fermentation	75	3 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	acetate fermentation	75	3 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	gluconeogenesis	75	6 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	heme metabolism	71.43	10 of 14
[Ref.: #66794]	propanol degradation	71.43	5 of 7
[Ref.: #66794]	cardiolipin biosynthesis	71.43	5 of 7
[Ref.: #66794]	glycolysis	70.59	12 of 17
[Ref.: #66794]	purine metabolism	68.09	64 of 94
[Ref.: #66794]	acetoin degradation	66.67	2 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	methionine metabolism	65.38	17 of 26
[Ref.: #66794]	d-xylose degradation	63.64	7 of 11
[Ref.: #66794]	metabolism of disaccharids	63.64	7 of 11
[Ref.: #66794]	vitamin B1 metabolism	61.54	8 of 13
[Ref.: #66794]	NAD metabolism	61.11	11 of 18
[Ref.: #66794]	lipoate biosynthesis	60	3 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	glycine betaine biosynthesis	60	3 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	methylglyoxal degradation	60	3 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	pyrimidine metabolism	60	27 of 45
[Ref.: #66794]	alanine metabolism	58.62	17 of 29
[Ref.: #66794]	degradation of sugar alcohols	56.25	9 of 16
[Ref.: #66794]	oxidative phosphorylation	56.04	51 of 91
[Ref.: #66794]	CO2 fixation in Crenarchaeota	55.56	5 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	d-mannose degradation	55.56	5 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	urea cycle	53.85	7 of 13
[Ref.: #66794]	non-pathway related	52.63	20 of 38
[Ref.: #66794]	ketogluconate metabolism	50	4 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	ribulose monophosphate pathway	50	1 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	isoleucine metabolism	50	4 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	mannosylglycerate biosynthesis	50	1 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	propionate fermentation	50	5 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	cysteine metabolism	50	9 of 18
[Ref.: #66794]	C4 and CAM-carbon fixation	50	4 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	ethanol fermentation	50	1 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	sulfopterin metabolism	50	2 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	degradation of hexoses	50	9 of 18
[Ref.: #66794]	phenylmercury acetate degradation	50	1 of 2
[Ref.: #66794]	CMP-KDO biosynthesis	50	2 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	lipid metabolism	48.39	15 of 31
[Ref.: #66794]	degradation of sugar acids	48	12 of 25
[Ref.: #66794]	degradation of pentoses	46.43	13 of 28
[Ref.: #66794]	glutamate and glutamine metabolism	46.43	13 of 28
[Ref.: #66794]	serine metabolism	44.44	4 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	ubiquinone biosynthesis	42.86	3 of 7
[Ref.: #66794]	citric acid cycle	42.86	6 of 14
[Ref.: #66794]	mevalonate metabolism	42.86	3 of 7
[Ref.: #66794]	tetrahydrofolate metabolism	42.86	6 of 14
[Ref.: #66794]	tyrosine metabolism	42.86	6 of 14
[Ref.: #66794]	glutathione metabolism	42.86	6 of 14
[Ref.: #66794]	tryptophan metabolism	42.11	16 of 38
[Ref.: #66794]	glycine metabolism	40	4 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	bacilysin biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	myo-inositol biosynthesis	40	4 of 10
[Ref.: #66794]	arachidonate biosynthesis	40	2 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	phenylacetate degradation (aerobic)	40	2 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	cellulose degradation	40	2 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	ethylmalonyl-CoA pathway	40	2 of 5
[Ref.: #66794]	leucine metabolism	38.46	5 of 13
[Ref.: #66794]	sphingosine metabolism	33.33	2 of 6
[Ref.: #66794]	lipid A biosynthesis	33.33	3 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	acetyl CoA biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	glycolate and glyoxylate degradation	33.33	2 of 6
[Ref.: #66794]	octane oxidation	33.33	1 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	IAA biosynthesis	33.33	1 of 3
[Ref.: #66794]	flavin biosynthesis	33.33	5 of 15
[Ref.: #66794]	arginine metabolism	33.33	8 of 24
[Ref.: #66794]	valine metabolism	33.33	3 of 9
[Ref.: #66794]	selenocysteine biosynthesis	33.33	2 of 6
[Ref.: #66794]	degradation of aromatic, nitrogen containing compounds	33.33	4 of 12
[Ref.: #66794]	ascorbate metabolism	31.82	7 of 22
[Ref.: #66794]	phosphatidylethanolamine bioynthesis	30.77	4 of 13
[Ref.: #66794]	phenylpropanoid biosynthesis	30.77	4 of 13
[Ref.: #66794]	lysine metabolism	28.57	12 of 42
[Ref.: #66794]	reductive acetyl coenzyme A pathway	28.57	2 of 7
[Ref.: #66794]	histidine metabolism	27.59	8 of 29
[Ref.: #66794]	proline metabolism	27.27	3 of 11
[Ref.: #66794]	vitamin B6 metabolism	27.27	3 of 11
[Ref.: #66794]	cyclohexanol degradation	25	1 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	biotin biosynthesis	25	1 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	lactate fermentation	25	1 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	carnitine metabolism	25	2 of 8
[Ref.: #66794]	toluene degradation	25	1 of 4
[Ref.: #66794]	isoprenoid biosynthesis	23.08	6 of 26
[Ref.: #66794]	4-hydroxymandelate degradation	22.22	2 of 9
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Information on isolation source, the sampling and environmental conditions Isolation, sampling and environmental information

[Ref.: #7962]	Sample type/isolated from	Echinococcus multilocularis grown in Meriones unguiculatus
[Ref.: #7962]	Host species	Echinococcus multilocularis;Meriones unguiculatus
[Ref.: #7962]	Country	Germany
[Ref.: #7962]	Country ISO 3 Code	DEU
[Ref.: #7962]	Continent	Europe

[Ref.: #60363]	Sample type/isolated from	Mongolian gerbil,peritoneal cavity (fox tapeworm)
[Ref.: #60363]	Sampling date	2005
[Ref.: #60363]	Geographic location (country and/or sea, region)	Bavaria
[Ref.: #60363]	Country	Germany
[Ref.: #60363]	Country ISO 3 Code	DEU
[Ref.: #60363]	Continent	Europe
* marker position based on {}

Isolation sources categories

#Infection	#Disease	-
#Host	#Invertebrates (Other)	-
#Host	#Mammals	#Muridae (Mouse/Rat)

What are isolation sources categories?

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Global distribution of 16S sequence AM396401 (>99% sequence identity) for Streptococcus merionis subclade from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	1
Soil Samples
Animal Samples	16
Plant Samples
Total Samples	17

Information on possible application of the strain and its possible interaction with e.g. potential hosts Safety information

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Biosafety level

Risk group (German classification)
According to TRBA 466

Information on genomic background e.g. entries in nucleic sequence databass Sequence information

16S Sequence information:

	Sequence accession description	Seq. accession number	Sequence length (bp)	Sequence database	Associated NCBI tax ID
[Ref.: #7962]	Streptococcus merionis partial 16S rRNA gene, type strain WUE3771	AM396401	1354	ENA	400065 tax ID

Genome sequence information:

	Sequence accession description	Seq. accession number	Assembly level	Sequence database	Associated NCBI tax ID
[Ref.: #66792]	Streptococcus merionis DSM 19192	GCA_000380085	scaffold	GenBank	1123308 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #66792]	Streptococcus merionis DSM 19192	1123308.3	wgs	PATRIC	1123308 tax ID	*
[Ref.: #66792]	Streptococcus merionis DSM 19192	2515154010	draft	JGI IMG/M	1123308 tax ID	*

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GC-content

46.4 mol%

high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

Data predicted using genome information as a basis Genome-based predictions

	Trait	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
	Predictions from Diaspora project based on: Streptococcus merionis DSM 19192 DSM 19192 NCBI: GCA_000380085.1
[Ref.: #69480]	motile	no	94.983	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	flagellated	no	96.644	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	gram-positive	yes	89.269	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	anaerobic	no	93.204	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	aerobic	no	94.958	no
[Ref.: #69480]	halophile	yes	76.373	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	spore-forming	no	93.039	no
[Ref.: #69480]	thermophile	no	99.062	yes
[Ref.: #69480]	glucose-util	yes	90.565	no
[Ref.: #69480]	glucose-ferment	yes	79.745	no

Availability in culture collections External links

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Culture collection no.

DSM 19192, CCUG 54871

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SI-ID 407482

Literature:

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Phylogeny	Streptococcus merionis sp. nov., isolated from Mongolian jirds (Meriones unguiculatus).	Tappe D, Pukall R, Schumann P, Gronow S, Spiliotis M, Claus H, Brehm K, Vogel U	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.65823-0	2009	*

References

#7962

Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 19192

#20215

Parte, A.C., Sardà Carbasse, J., Meier-Kolthoff, J.P., Reimer, L.C. and Göker, M.: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. IJSEM ( DOI 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332 )

#32636

Barberan A, Caceres Velazquez H, Jones S, Fierer N.: Hiding in Plain Sight: Mining Bacterial Species Records for Phenotypic Trait Information. mSphere 2: 2017 ( DOI 10.1128/mSphere.00237-17 , PubMed 28776041 ) - originally annotated from #28847 (see below)

#60363 Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 54871

#66792

Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Boyke Bunk, Jörg Overmann: Automatically annotated for the DiASPora project (Digital Approaches for the Synthesis of Poorly Accessible Biodiversity Information) .

#66794

Antje Chang, Lisa Jeske, Sandra Ulbrich, Julia Hofmann, Julia Koblitz, Ida Schomburg, Meina Neumann-Schaal, Dieter Jahn, Dietmar Schomburg: BRENDA, the ELIXIR core data resource in 2021: new developments and updates. Nucleic Acids Res. 49: D498 - D508 2020 ( DOI 10.1093/nar/gkaa1025 , PubMed 33211880 )

#68381

Automatically annotated from API rID32STR .

#69479

João F Matias Rodrigues, Janko Tackmann,Gregor Rot, Thomas SB Schmidt, Lukas Malfertheiner, Mihai Danaila,Marija Dmitrijeva, Daniela Gaio, Nicolas Näpflin and Christian von Mering. University of Zurich.: MicrobeAtlas 1.0 beta .

#69480

Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Boyke Bunk, Jörg Overmann: Predictions based on genome sequence made in the Diaspora project (Digital Approaches for the Synthesis of Poorly Accessible Biodiversity Information) .

#83957

Reimer, L.C., Lissin, A.,Schober, I., Witte,J.F., Podstawka, A., Lüken, H., Bunk, B.,Overmann, J.: StrainInfo: A central database for resolving microbial strain identifiers . ( DOI 10.60712/SI-ID407482.1 )

#28847

IJSEM 766 2009 ( DOI 10.1099/ijs.0.65823-0 , PubMed 19329603 )

* These data were automatically processed and therefore are not curated

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